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Sherlock Holmes
It’s unfortunate that the most noteworthy thing about my trip to see Sherlock Holmes was the poor quality of the presentation due to a lackluster speaker system, ’cause this was actually a good flick. (Maybe not good enough to merit a se...
It Might Get Loud Review
Despite it’s steady rise in popularity over the past 10 years or so, I’ve grown tired of all these doom & gloom docs extolling how we’re poisoning the planet or how I’m heading for an early grave because I’m not eati...
Avatar – First Impressions
As the hour drew near, I was getting restless. Will it be any good? Or will it be the biggest let down of this ending decade. I went on record (and by that I mean the radio) saying that I was not a fan of James Camerons direction. And while it led to...
The Dexter Season Finale – A conversation between Cynics
Now that the fourth season is over, and hopefully anyone who’s interested in the show has seen it (I know it took me an extra day to get around to it), we finally decided to have a little classic Steve & Brian analysis, the kind of chat th...
Sex, Lies and Videotape – 20 years old, meeting for the first time.
I will admit this upfront. I have never seen Steven Soderbergh’s 1989 directorial debut “Sex, Lies and Videotape” until today. Granted I was only 13 years old when it came out and probably as a 13 year old I should have been drawn ...
The Road Review
I’m puzzled over what exactly attracted me to this movie so much. I’m sure that it’s relationship to No Country for Old Men played a large factor, but I actually didn’t really enjoy watching Old Country that much, I just had a...
Exploring Life on Mars and laughing at Funny People
It’s a full docket this week as Steve and Brian each tackle a solo review, with Steve reviewing British time-travel cop drama Life on Mars: Series 2 and Brian handling Judd Apatow’s latest, Funny People. We also demystify the alarmist n...
The Cynics quench your Thirst and discuss The Age of Stupid
We had a great show this week, and not just because we had our second guest ever come on our show. Mandy Leith from Open Cinema joined us to talk a little about her organization and their upcoming screening of quasi-documentary The Age of Stupid. We...
White Collar
I figure if I don’t write this now, I’ll never write it at all. Giving my first impressions only serves some kind of purpose when the show is in it’s infancy, and I watched the pilot two weeks or so ago. White Collar bills itself a...
We get you In The Loop along with a summit of the consoles
This week we review the DVD release of In The Loop – a British comedy with far more profanity than its educated pedigree might lead you to believe. We also hold a veritable summit on the subject of which gaming console you should get for your ...
We’re Back! With Richard Hatch and Ice Age 3!
After being pre-empted by our new arch-nemesis, the BC Lions (can’t believe we’ve only been on the air a month and we already have an arch-nemesis) we are back with all kinds of great stuff this week. To kick things off, leading up to his...
Where the Wild Things Are
It's odd how a movie adapted from a book so inextricably tied to childhood can be so entirely inappropriate for kids....
How Glorious is “Glee”
At the start of this TV season, there were a handful of shows that I was excited about. New TV is always hard to pre judge because the networks do their best to make it look amazing. And it usually is not. Seeing the commercials for FOX’s newe...
True Blood :: Season 2
The second season of True Blood ran a clinic on looks being deceiving. Besides all of the shapeshifters keeping up appearances, there were many other characters sporting hidden or contradictory natures: like the priest who wants to start a war, or th...
World’s Finest? Meh, not quite.
Familiar voice cast Quite an array of villains Where was Green Lantern? These new non-child oriented DC Comics cartoons have been pretty touch and go thus far. I remember feeling so cheated by Superman: Doomsday – the animation style was way su...
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, again.
I wanted to wait a few weeks before I started gushing about my favourite show on TV. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia began its 5th season a few weeks ago and I wanted to give it a few episodes just to make sure it didn’t jump the shark ...
From the Vault: The Island
Steve's first Vault title is The Island, starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson....
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs… and a guarantee of a good time!
You would be doing yourself a disservice by not seeing this movie....
Reflections on Flashforward
I made no secret of my low expectations going into watching this show. The premise seemed overly complicated and hinges on a major leap of faith on the part of the audience – something that audience’s aren’t exactly known for. What...
Steve Reviews 9
9 might not have had the biggest story, but its concept and visuals were exceptional....
Steve’s Inglourious Basterds Vacation Review
Steve takes a moment out of his vacation to review Inglourious Basterds, Tarantino's contribution to the war genre. While heavy on dialogue, it is drippiing with style....
Jaws Review
Steve reviews Jaws after finally mustering the guts to see it....
Haiku Review: Green Lantern, First Flight
At last, Hal’s the star. Sinestro’s true to his name. Who was it made for?...
Generation Kill
Last week I finished watching HBO’s seven part miniseries “Generation Kill“. It is the somewhat true story following a group of recon marines during the initial invasion of Iraq, after the attacks of september 11th. This series was ...
Life on Mars Review
Steve reviews the UK version of Life on Mars, totally a must for those waiting for something new in the police procedural: time travel....
Moon Review
Steve has seen Moon. If you have not, go see it then come back and share your thoughts....
Coraline DVD Review
While I will probably stick to 2D viewings going forward, this is a gorgeous film, loaded with background materials for those who want to delve into how this stop-motion masterpiece was put together....
Terminator: Salvation Review
After finally checking out Terminator: Salvation, Steve was mildly impressed....
Jeremiah Johnson Review
Steve reviews Jeremiah Johnson, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford....
Transformers 2 Review
I’m not going to devote any more time to Tranformers: Revenge of the Fallen than the 2 and a half hours I already spent in the theatre, so let me see if I can sum it up this way: Syd Field says that you can learn everything you need to know ...
